In what promises to be a night of great jazz, stalwart vocalist/violinist MacDonald offers a tribute to the great Lady Day, with Peter Tomlinson on piano and the evergreen Jim Curtin on bass/vocals. Presented in cabaret style, Betty presents Billie via many of the latter's great standards, woven together with stories from Holiday's autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues. Credit Unison Arts Center for another unique event supporting jazz, America's only indigenous art form. $16/$12 members. New Paltz. (845) 255-1559. www.unisonarts.org.

Not often in this space will you see a band we haven't seen, but the SBs sound just so darn fun we can't ignore 'em, and they're at a new venue to boot, Seany B's 101 (the minimum number of different bottled beers available on any night). The 'Beats offer the highly danceable sounds of American and British rock, garage, and psychedelic bands of the '60s, and Seany B's provides live music five nights a week. Shagadelic, baby! Call for cover info. Millbrook. (845) 677-2282. www.sugarbeatsrock.com.

Do a little homework at www.GrahamParker.net and you'll learn about the nativity of this early Yuletide happening. In the 1990s, between record label deals, Parker recorded several Christmas songs for the now-departed Dakota Arts imprint. Fifteen years later, the label's former owners presented Parker with their remaining copies of the out-of-print Graham Parker's Christmas Cracker CD, which is now available in limited quantities from his website. Any recording by Parker is a good one, and to see him live in an intimate setting like the Rosendale Café is an even better gift. $15. Rosendale. (845) 658-9048. www.rosendalecafe.com.

Trapper is well known to area music fans as lead singer/songwriter of the Push Stars, who has played dozens, if not hundreds, of local gigs since 1989. (Who out there was at their amazing WDST "Acoustic Breakfast" live broadcast from the West Strand Grill that drew 150 people at 7am?) Trapper's smoky voice, smooth guitar style, and model hairdo earned swoons from the ladies and respect from the guys, including fan Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty. Joining Trapper at the Towne Crier is New York-based chanteuse Jess Klein, who tells us "people are always commenting on how big my voice is for my body, and asking me how all this power can come out of a little white girl." $20/members $17.50. Pawling. (845) 855-1300. www.townecrier.com.

You have to love the youthful exuberance of Kristen  Garnier, founder/producer of Woodstock's Garage Rumble series. This tireless rocker chick puts together almost a dozen totally hot teen bands for each session, with this year's Colony Café lineup yet to be announced. The event judges, however, comprise a Who's Who of seminal rock talent, including iconic punk svengali Danny Fields, the legendary Genya Raven (to whom Pat Benatar owes props), and local guitarist/music writer David Malachowski. Expect the same electric energy as the first Rumble but with grander prizes, including session time at Nevessa Studio, an appearance on Time Warner Cable's "Poughkeepsie Live" music show, and a growing list of sponsor-donated instruments. $8/$5 students. Woodstock. (845) 679-3485. www.garagerumble.com.

Scala is like a masterpiece in progress. He first made a name for himself on the blue-eyed soul circuit, where his covers of funk and rock classics have always packed the dance floor. But neither Dean nor his dynamic band ever stand still, and have lately been working more original tunes into the mix. Either way, they always bring the party, and here to the Keltic House, a new southern-Dutchess venue that musically has been kickin' it large. Call for cover info. Fishkill. (845) 896-1110. www.deanscala.com.

Give thanks to the Bardavon organization for its ever-reaching influence on Hudson Valley live performance, now including Kingston's UPAC, one of the area's finest venues. Your ex-neighbor, Jorma, and his friend Jack bring it back to the Bardavon for this now-annual reunion. NH's friend and colleague, John Barry, put it much better than we ever could when he wrote in the Poughkeepsie Journal, "Most Americans like turkey for Thanksgiving. Here in the Hudson Valley, however, many celebrate this holiday with a heaping helping of tuna. Hot Tuna, thank you very much." $30.50/$27.50 students & seniors/$25.50 members. Poughkeepsie. (845) 473-2072 or 845-339-6088. www.bardavon.org.